Medications to treat fibromyalgia

Can fibromyalgia or medications used to treat fibromyalgia affect a persons' mental health?...

Question

Can fibromyalgia or medications used to treat fibromyalgia affect a persons' mental health?

Answer

Well, the main symptom of fibromyalgia is pain. Chronic pain affects mental health.

Not only does the pain affect mental health, but also the limitations and frustrations brought about by the symptoms affect mental health.

It is really not sensible to think of the body mechanically, as if muscles were independent of the rest of your body and mind, so it is logical that any illness and any treatment will have effects on the whole person.

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Your question about medication is too general to give a specific answer, but lots of drugs directly affect the mind and many more do so indirectly through the side effects they cause.

Homeopathic treatment is a good, safe, whole person treatment for fibromyalgia and will address both the physical symptoms and the mental ones.

Ask your GP for a referral to a homeopathic hospital – there are five in the NHS in the UK.

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